WHAT IS A DRY LOOP DSL AND IF I DO GET THIS DRY LOOP DSL WOULD IT AFFECT MY LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE SERVICE?
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Dry Loop DSL - (what you might call 'naked DSL' or 'toneless DSL') http://www.andrewfarmer.name/2007/08/skinny-on-dry-loop-dsl-with-at.html Back in the day (the mid 90s), dedicated-loop DSL was the primary means of delivering ADSL service. Now it looks to be poised for a comeback, as Covad this week announced a new dedicated-loop DSL offering in partnership with Speakeasy. Also known as dry-loop DSL and naked DSL, dedicated-loop DSL differs from the more common shared-line DSL in that the service is carried on a dedicated line that does not require voice service. Once regulators began requiring local telephone companies to lease lines in the late 90s to DSL providers such as Earthlink and Speakeasy, dedicated-loop DSL fell by the wayside, as it was more expensive and required the ISP to come out and do a custom installation. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20040708-3971.html
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I don't quite understand why anyone would be offering you dry loop DSL if you already have a phone line going to your home. Although having a dedicated dry loop for DSL service is nice, it's certainly not necessary, as a phone line is capable of sharing both DSL service and voice phone service. I'd like to know who's covering the cost of that installation too. Regardless of whether you get dry loop DSL or DSL on a shared phone line, it should have zero effect on your phone service - assuming the proper filters are put in place.
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